Daehan Theological Seminary is a seminary providing training for prospective members of
South Korea
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's
Presbyterian
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clergy. The campus is located in
Anyang
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City,
Gyeonggi
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Seoul, the nation's largest city and capital, is in the heart of the area but has been separately administered as a provincial-level ''special city'' since 1946. Incheon, ...
province. The current president is Lee Seon (이선).
Academics
Much of the graduate training is devoted to the M.Th. and M.Div. degrees, which are targeted to future ministers. However, departments of Social Welfare and Administration provide some alternative courses of study.
History
The school shares its origin with
Anyang University
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. The seed of both schools was planted in the Presbyterian Seminary established at Namdaemun Church in
Seoul
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in 1948 by
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and others. Daehan Theological Seminary was not opened as a separate institution until 1998, at which time it offered the Master of Divinity (M.Div.) degree. In 2000, it began to offer the Master of Theology (Th.M.) degree as well.
See also
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List of colleges and universities in South Korea
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Education in South Korea
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External links
Official school website, in Korean
Universities and colleges in Gyeonggi Province
Seminaries and theological colleges in South Korea
Anyang, Gyeonggi
1948 establishments in Korea
Universities and colleges established in 1948
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